ESPN Replacing Rick Sutcliffe in the Postseason?
Baseball, ESPN, Media Gossip/Musings September 11th. 2008, 2:00pm
Clearly, ESPN baseball analyst Rick Sutcliffe never got the “chill out with incessant Erin Andrews stuff” memo: He was at it again last night, says a reader who sat through most of Boston’s 14-inning loss to Tampa. Thankfully, it wasn’t over-the-top like that time in Chicago, but what’s the deal with calling her “our girl” and wondering what college football game “our girl” would be covering this weekend?
At any rate, we hear Sutcliffe won’t be calling MLB postesason games for ESPN radio, and the network is in the midst of seeking a replacement. According to a source, ESPN is saying the need to replace Sutcliffe is “health-related” (he underwent chemotherapy for colon cancer in the spring) but the conspiracy theorist in us wonders if that’s just a cover-up for all the bad press he’s earned the network this year. It wouldn’t be the first time ESPN has reprimanded the former Cy Young award winner.
22 Responses to “ESPN Replacing Rick Sutcliffe in the Postseason?”
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September 11th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Forget the EA stiff…Sutcliff was atrocious last night…I have no exact quotes but he was fucking lost.
September 11th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
Has anyone (TBL) emailed ESPN or someone there to find out if they had any issues with a hand job getting put on live TV and then having Bob Davie circle it?
September 11th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Calling a game right is more important than coming back from cancer.
/roman
September 11th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
Seriously, colon cancer is a bitch. If they do replace him, I hope it’s not due to health reasons.
September 11th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
He had fucking cancer give him a break. Hes pissed because EA wouldnt give him some ass. Hes all like you ever fuck a Cy young winner and when she said CC Sabathia, hes had it out for her ever since. Just my theory.
September 11th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
The cancer is a bitch, but Sutcliffe is awful.
September 11th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Don’t give me the cancer excuse..I am happy he isn’t dead..it doesn’t give him a free pass to suck at his job…
September 11th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
yes, dude, yes
September 11th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Kruk had cancer and he sucks at his job.
September 11th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
someone should ship McCarver off to radio so we can get Al Leiter in the booth
September 11th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Oh god. A McCarver reference.
/
realizes postseason is here and have to listen to the gasbag duo
September 11th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
The whole Baseball tonight crew sucks.
September 11th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
they can sutcliffe for “bad press” yet that lardass berman continues to cash checks year after agonizing year.
September 11th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
I can put up with McCarver, but I hate Joe Buck.
September 11th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
im not sure if his daugther is really weird looking or quite attractive.
somewhere in the middle probably?
/lights prayer candle for beanie
September 11th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Fetch – my fantasy baseball team last year was called “I Hate Joe Buck.” I won it all.
September 11th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
10 bucks on Rick Reilly getting the call.
September 11th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
10 bucks on Rick Reilly getting the call.
After that All-star game performance no chance. So he can talk about the lack of Jews in baseball or the surplus of Puerto Ricans.
September 11th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Has anyone (TBL) emailed ESPN or someone there to find out if they had any issues with a hand job getting put on live TV and then having Bob Davie circle it?
Seriously… the cameraman knew that was going on. I’m all for lewd, but that was a bit beyond the pale…
September 11th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Bob Davie was in a circle jerk? Was Lou Holtz involved? What about Golic?
September 11th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Golic would only join in if Brady Quinn was involved.
September 11th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Great stuff, Jimmy +1
And why is the 2-minute drill always like 8 minutes of trash? I don’t even know if ‘trash’ is an accurate description of Berman and his work.